

Scientific Sense ®
Gill Eapen
Scientific Sense ® is an invigorating podcast that delves into the intricate tapestry of Science and Economics, serving as a nexus for intellectual exploration and fervor. This daily venture engages listeners by conversing with preeminent academics, unraveling their research, and unveiling emerging concepts across a diverse array of fields. Scientific Sense ® thoughtfully examines multifaceted themes such as the frameworks of worker rights and policy, the philosophical underpinnings of truth and its pursuit within academia, and constitutional discourse within divided societies.
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Feb 25, 2025 • 41min
Prof. David Lindenmayer of Australian National University on forest fires, causes and solutions
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Professor David Lindenmayer is Professor at the Fenner School of Environment and Society at Australian National University. He currently runs 5 large-scale, long-term research programs in south-eastern Australia, primarily associated with developing ways to conserve biodiversity in farmland, wood production forests, plantations, and reserves. Please subscribe to this channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/ScientificSense?sub_confirmation=1

Feb 4, 2025 • 1h 3min
Prof. Chris Kennedy of the University of Chicago on reasoning, semantic convention and subjectivity
Scientific Sense Podcast ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Chris Kennedy is professor of Linguistics at the University of Chicago. His work is geared towards discovering and describing the principles that are involved in relating linguistic forms to meanings; determining how this mapping is achieved through the interaction of properties of the linguistic system, properties of cognition more generally, and broader features of communicative contexts; and understanding the extent to which structural and typological features of language can be explained in terms of meaning.
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Jan 23, 2025 • 1h 4min
Prof. Alan Love of the University of Minnesota on Evolutionary Theories
Scientific Sense Podcast ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Alan Love is University Professor of Philosophy at the University of Minnesota. Mutation and evolution: Conceptual possibilities, Myth 9 That Darwin’s Theory Was Essentially Complete Once He Came Up with the Idea of Natural Selection, Metabolic complementation between cells drives the evolution of tissues and organs, and The Interdisciplinary Entanglement of Characterization and Explanation
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Jan 16, 2025 • 49min
Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Mr. Aby Alexander on emerging technologies in connectivity.
Decision Options ® by Gill Eapen: Mr. ABY ALEXANDER, CEO of Broadsat Technologies, that is on a mission to deliver cutting-edge connectivity solutions where traditional fiber infrastructure is not viable. His expertise in ATSC 3.0 and Broadcast Internet technologies has been crucial in shaping the innovative approach to remote area connectivity. Prior to founding the company, Aby was the President & CEO of Thomson Broadcast America’s, & Thomson Holding.
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Jan 10, 2025 • 58min
Prof. Dirk Schulze-Makuch of Technical University, Berlin, Germany on ET
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Professor for planetary habitability and astrobiology at the Technical University, Berlin, Germany. His research interests include extra-terrestrial life.
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Jan 4, 2025 • 1h 6min
Prof. Peter Gorham of University of Hawaii on Neutrinos, Cosmic Rays, and experimental Physics
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Peter Gorham is Professor of Physics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research interests include Neutrinos and Cosmic Rays
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Dec 23, 2024 • 48min
Prof. Rob Jackson of Stanford on "Into the Clear Blue Sky: The Path to Restoring Our Atmosphere"
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Rob Jackson is Professor and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and at the Precourt Institute for Energy at Stanford University. His lab examines the many ways people affect the Earth
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Dec 19, 2024 • 54min
Prof. Glenn Cohen of Harvard on emergency abortions, uterus transplants, psychedelics and medical AI
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Glenn Cohen is Professor of Law and Faculty Director, for the Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology & Bioethics at Harvard University. His current research relates to medical AI, mobile health and other health information technologies, abortion, reproduction/reproductive technology, the therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs, research ethics, organ transplantation, rationing in law and medicine, health policy, FDA law, translational medicine, medical tourism and many other topics.
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Dec 14, 2024 • 59min
Prof. Terrie Moffitt of Duke University on Aging
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Terrie Moffitt is University Professor of Psychology at Duke University, and Professor of Social Development at King’s College London. Her expertise is in the areas of longitudinal methods, developmental theory, clinical mental health research, neuropsychology, and genomics in behavioral science. She is uncovering the consequences of a lifetime of mental and behavioral disorders on processes of aging.
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Dec 10, 2024 • 56min
Prof. Michael Rowan-Robinson on Planet 9, Star burst, Plank and JWST
Scientific Sense ® by Gill Eapen: Prof. Michael Rowan-Robinson is a Distinguished Research Fellow Department of Physics - Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College. He was Head of the Astrophysics Group at Imperial College in London from 1993 to 2007
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